This morning a Bittern was seen flying into the Large Gravel Pit reeds and two female Goldeneye were on the Large Gravel Pit and the Pintails are still on the Slurry Lagoon. Several small flocks of Redwing and some Fieldfares were seen flying over and in the hawthorns. Flocks of Long-tailed Tits were still containing Chiffchaffs and three Swallows were feeding over the Slurry Lagoon. PS. JV.
Pintail – male – PS.
Goldeneye – PS.
This morning an adult male Garganey was on the Slurry Lagoon. Siskins and Swallows were passing through in small numbers as well as a few Skylarks. The Bittern showed again as it crossed the Causeway between the Slurry Lagoon and Deep Pit. One or two Red Admirals were also migrating south through the reserve. PS.
Eclipse male Garganey. PS.
This morning a variety of birds were seen flying through on migration, including a flock of over 100 Swallows and Martins. Also seen were a Common Tern over the Slurry Lagoon, a male, eclipse Pintail that landed for a short while on the Slurry Lagoon and a Black-tailed Godwit that paused briefly, also on the Slurry Lagoon. The male Marsh Harrier was also seen over the reed-bed. JV.
Pintail – JV.
Marsh Harrier – JV.
Early on this morning five Little Gulls were in the Deep Pit. They soon left, but later on another group of nine Little Gulls flew straight through the Deep Pit. There were up to three Swallows by the railway bridge as well as one House Martin and several Sand Martins. The Red-crested Pochard was also still in the Deep Pit and two Great White Egrets flew over. JV. PS. MC.
There are still a few Swallows and Skylarks passing over. A great White Egret and a Little Egret spent some time fishing in the Ouse Dyke and two Egyptian Geese flew through. Blackcap and Chiffchaff are still about and two Ravens spiralled up on a thermal. PS.
Ravens – Pete Smith.
This morning large numbers of Hirundines, mostly Swallows, were feeding low over the water bodies. A small number of winter ducks have already arrived, including Shoveler, Wigeon and Teal and a Great White Egret payed a brief visit. PS.
This morning there were plenty of hirundines about and Willow, Sedge and Reed Warblers singing. In mid-morning seven Cattle Egrets flew north, along the river and then crossed the pylon path and returned whence they came except for one that landed in a riverside ash tree, where Black-headed Gulls proceeded to mob it. It then flew over the power lines and into a Deep Pit willow, where it stayed. PS.
Cattle Egrets – Neil Hodgkinson
Cattle Egret – Peter Smith
In the evening four House Martins were seen near the railway bridge. MC.
This morning there were five Willow Warblers singing and a Swallow was seen with four Sand Martins. There was also a report of a Scaup. PD.
Later a 1st summer Little Gull was flying over the Slurry Lagoon and Deep Pit. MC.
Little Gull – Miles Cluff
This morning two Bitterns were seen flying about the Slurry Lagoon. There was a slow passage of Swallows until late morning, when about fifty arrived to feed over the Slurry Lagoon. There were also three small groups of Common Snipe seen to fly around the site. PS.
In the late morning a Raven was seen on a pylon, a Hobby followed the Swallows and a Whinchat was found on the Ecopark. IEP.
This morning a Hobby was seen over the Slurry Lagoon. There was also a light passage of Swallows and House Martins and two Wigeon flew in. There were some large flocks of small birds containing Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. PS